[Carl2009]

Looks like some of the big names are cranking up with new products.

I've been priveldged enough to have a play with the new Roundtracker PRO. As some of you will know, I was a newbie this time last year. Before I started I went through each of George, WCP and Roundtracker v4 and looked at the pros and cons of each. I felt Roundtracker was the best option for me and to be honest i'm damned glad I went with it. It's the best £25 I have ever spent!

I did (still do) have a problem with backing Roundtracker up to an external hard drive, and commented on this forum and others to see if others had a similar problem. Mark from Roundtracker contacted me directly and tried to help out, but seems it might be a problem with my external drive, rather than Roundtracker; I now backup to Dropbox and a CD ROM. As a result of the conversations Mark sent me a pre-release copy of Roundtracker PRO late last week and i've been running it in tandem with my old v4 copy ever since. I can tell you what boys (and girls) it's a cracker - very easy to use and much more functionality than v4. I have made a few suggestions and there do need to be a few tweaks made but I can recommend that you should definitely sign up to the Roundtracker forum and download a test copy if you are thinking of buying or changing software. http://roundtracker.takeforum.com/


I crunched my SLX yesterday, shattering the end of section 2. I hacksawed a bit off but needed a new clamp so went to the Gardiners site. Has anyone seen that they are revamping the SLX and there is going to be a new 'CLX':

http://www.gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/acatalog/Gardiner_Pole_Systems_SL-X.html

http://www.gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/acatalog/CL-X.html

Let's see what the new modifications are...!

[Dave Willis]

Hopefully they will be better wearing than the smax I bought.
I've always been Gardiners No1 fan but my last pole isn't too hot in the wear department.
I think they are bringing out a matt finish to slow the wear down. Alex reckons the premature wear is just the shiny resin coat rubbing off. Think my pole is a couple of months old now and it is as worn as the year old one I sold on.

[gary999]

should have gone to ionics

[JSMC]

A4 page a day diary for me

[niceandclean]

So are the carbon composite (cl-x) poles going to in competition with Ionics Glyder?

[windowswashed]

Should imagine the CL-X will have a similar coating as the new coating applied to the Xtel-carbon poles just come out at £200 extra for a 40ft version. Bought a replacement 40ft carbon xtel old version as the wear and tear can't be any worse than the SL-X plus the clamps are a llot quicker and easier to use.

[Moderator David@stives]

My van is getting famous.

http://www.gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/acatalog/Super-Zero_Fitment.html

[paul rulton]

aint wot u know hey David 

[M Henderson]

Thanks Carl for your positive comments.

I can now tell you that the official release date for Round Tracker v4 PRO is Friday May 21st.

You can download an illustrated user guide here to get an idea of how it works:
(pdf file)

http://www.windowcleaningresources.co.uk/RTv4PRO.UserGuide.pdf

[Smudgeoff Cleaning Services]

Hi Carl2009,

I am very glad you feel this way about round tracker as I have just bought a copy....

The funny thing is .... I havent got a round yet... 

[soapy]

I hope its a bit better than SLX. Mines only a few months old yet the fittings are bad bad bad.